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Today is National “Shout Out For Solar” Day
At SMA, we eat, sleep and breathe solar so it’s easy to get excited about National “Shout Out For Solar”...
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Utility Company Looks to the Future with Micro Grid Project
PowerStream, which provides power and related services to more than 360,000 residential and commercial customers in communities located immediately north...
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Solar Spotlight: Award-Winning PV System Revs Up Illinois Parking Garage
When the Village of Oak Park, Ill., commissioned a PV system for the Avenue Parking Garage, it didn’t intentionally set...
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Teacher becomes the Student…and then the Teacher Again at SEI Hands-On Lab
While you typically find Greg Smith, senior technical trainer for the SMA Solar Academy, behind the podium or in the...
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Q at Night – Reactive power outside of feed-in operation
The electrical grid has a fundamental need for reactive power and, in some cases, the requirement to avoid instabilities via...
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Historic Vermont Barn Gains 18kW Solar Array with Secure Power Supply
When BuildingGreen Inc. founder Alex Wilson started to re-build his home and barn in West Dummerston, Vt., he knew that...
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The Five Hottest Solar Gadgets
It’s amazing what solar energy can move, illuminate and operate. It lengthens the day after the sun goes down, provides...
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Redefining Bankability in Utility-Scale PV
Over the last two years solar equipment prices have plummeted by as much as 70 percent, making utility-scale PV plants...
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Video Update: Dream of First Solar-Powered High School in Africa becomes a Reality
In a previous blog post, we introduced Sioma High School, located in Western Zambia, Africa. The school, which houses more...
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Five Steps to a Photovoltaic Diesel Hybrid System
Energy-intensive operations in areas with non-existent or poor infrastructure often rely on gensets (diesel generator sets) for their electricity supply....